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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

get up girl & let them know you're free

State Radio has released a human rights-centered video for their song "Calling All Crows," also the title of their humanitarian organization that aims to end violence against women.

State Radio and Calling All Crows raised $100,000 in 2009 to provide fuel-efficient stoves to women in Darfur. This campaign allowed many of these women to remain in IDP camps, thus preventing them from becoming victims of violence in the more violent regions of Sudan.

"Calling All Crows" is the third track off State Radio's third album, "Let It Go." They're touring with the John Butler Trio this summer.

Cause I come from the land of the shaman Where the innocent are taken to the pavement Won’t somebody just tell them Won’t somebody oh, won’t somebody oh oh oh oh oh...

Won’t you please look after my children All the words that are coming from the mouths of the women From the northland down to the rio grande New England town to Oregon Wont somebody oh oh oh oh oh

So we’re calling all the crows They comin' in slow It's gonna be a show down Said the rebel to the revolutionary come with me And if you feel like you are witnessing a movement Then get up girl and let them know you're free

Cause I come from the land of the shaman Where the world is looking up you know it's changing Won't somebody just tell them Won't somebody oh, won't somebody oh oh oh oh oh…

So we're calling all the crows They comin' in slow It's gonna be a show down Said the rebel to the revolutionary come with me And if you feel like you are witnessing a movement Then get up girl and let them know you're free

Said the rebel to the rebel I will go if you come with me I'm tired of living in a fable Blue sky I'd love to see The journey must continue and does not stop in me, no Cause the rivers wide but with all of us we can reach from side to side and it is here that we must all ?

So we're calling all the crows They comin' in slow It's gonna be a show down Said the rebel to the revolutionary come with me And if you feel like you are witnessing a movement Then get up girl and let them know you're free

It's just a murder of crows They comin' in slow It's gonna be a show down Said the rebel to the revolutionary follow me And if you feel like you are witnessing a movement Then get up girl and let them know you're free You got to get up girl and let them know you're free You got to get up girl and girl let them know you're free